Oskaloosa High School will host a community blood drive from 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM on Tuesday, November 28 at 1816 N Third Street, inside the Small Gym. This blood drive has been sponsored by the OHS Student Council. To donate, please contact a member of the student council, or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use the code 5066 to locate the blood drive.
Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form, available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call the Mississippi Valley Blood Center at (800)747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 10/3/17 are eligible to give at this drive.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today awarded $933,300 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 14 communities around the state. The grants will benefit local improvement projects such as façade upgrades and restoration, upper floor rehabilitation, building stabilization and repairs and remodeled spaces for expanding downtown businesses. The announcements were made during a ceremony held at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
“The Main Street Iowa Challenge grants have proven to be catalysts for the revitalization of Iowa’s historic main streets,” said IEDA Director Debi Durham. “These projects demonstrate the ongoing financial commitment the people of our state – both our elected officials and private citizens – have made to the revitalization of our historic downtown districts. Rehabilitated downtown buildings create opportunities for new business and new residences in the core of our communities.”
The grants are administered through IEDA’s Iowa Downtown Resource Center and Main Street Iowa programs. The funding will be distributed in the form of matching grants to the selected Main Street programs. The estimated total project cost of the 14 bricks and mortar projects is over $2.7 million.
“Each project must provide at least a dollar-for-dollar cash-match. In total, these projects will leverage three times the state’s investment into bricks and mortar rehabilitation. These projects will also have a significant economic impact within each district and have a direct impact on each community’s downtown revitalization efforts,” explained Main Street Iowa State Coordinator Michael Wagler.
The Challenge Grant program is funded through an appropriation from the Iowa Legislature. Since the first appropriation in 2002 through 2016, approximately $6.8 million in state and federal funds have leveraged over $45 million of private reinvestment. Over the life of the program, 138 projects in 49 Main Street Iowa commercial districts across the state have received funding.
The Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group was included on the list of 14 communities to be honored. Specifically, the Dixon Block Apartment on 111 High Avenue East. The IEDA Grant received totals to $75,000. That grant along with $137,500 matched amount from Iowa Economic Development means the OACDG receives $212,500.
The Chariton Area Chamber and Main Street was also recognized for the Exchange Block Restoration. The restoration received $75,000 from IEDA Grant which was matched by $80,000 for a total of $155,000.
Ottumwa Main Street received theirs for 105-107 East Main Street Façade improvements. The IEDA Grant was marked at $47,800 with an Iowa Economic Development match of $47,800 for a total of $95,600.
Photos of recipients will be available at iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/MainStreetIowa after November 20, 2017. For more information about the Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant program, contact Michael Wagler, State Coordinator, Main Street Iowa, at 515.348.6184 or mainstreet@iowaeda.com.
Penn Central Mall, 200 High Avenue West, Oskaloosa
Saturday, November 25th 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, November 26th 12 PM – 4 PM
Come out and start your holiday shopping with us:
3CZ Crafts, Tastefully Simple, It Works. Norwex, Thrive, Unique Beads, Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Walnut Hill Designs, Everwood Creations, Adorn Boutique, Tupperware, Thirty One, Pink Zebra, Usborne Books, Stephanie’s Paracord Accessories, Crafts by Heidi, English River Decoy Works, Lularoe, Young Living, J Will Designs, Grannie B’s Embroidery, Energy Lite, Damsel in Defense, Color Street, Ruby Ribbon, Bath Fitter, Maskcara Beauty, Mueller Chiropractic & Wellness, Jackie & Ruth Johnson, Do Terra, Kasal Kreations, Nu Skin, Yoli and many more!
ADMISSION IS FREE
Stop in at the East Entrance table on November 25th & 26th to sign up for the FREE $10 coupon give-aways. This coupon is good for $10 in items at any vendor table during the 2017 Holiday Craft & Vendor Show. Tickets will be discarded at the end of each day, so stop in both days to sign up for a chance to win a FREE $10 coupon.
*Full details available at mall on the days of the Vendor & Craft Fair.
Penn Central Mall, 200 High Avenue West, Oskaloosa
Saturday, November 25th 10 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, November 26th 12 PM – 4 PM
Come out and start your holiday shopping with us:
3CZ Crafts, Tastefully Simple, It Works. Norwex, Thrive, Unique Beads, Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Walnut Hill Designs, Everwood Creations, Adorn Boutique, Tupperware, Thirty One, Pink Zebra, Usborne Books, Stephanie’s Paracord Accessories, Crafts by Heidi, English River Decoy Works, Lularoe, Young Living, J Will Designs, Grannie B’s Embroidery, Energy Lite, Damsel in Defense, Color Street, Ruby Ribbon, Bath Fitter, Maskcara Beauty, Mueller Chiropractic & Wellness, Jackie & Ruth Johnson, Do Terra, Kasal Kreations, Nu Skin, Yoli and many more!
ADMISSION IS FREE
Don’t forget about the…
FREE Holly Jolly Kids Festival on Saturday, November 25th from 11 am – 3 pm
Visit with SANTA 11 am – 2 pm
Free activities for kids including: make & take ornaments, Santa ring toss, snowball throw, build-a-snowman, Christmas bingo, ducks in snow, pin the nose on the snowman and cookie decorating.
Bring the family and the kids can play while you shop!
Stop in at the East Entrance table on November 25th & 26th to sign up for the FREE $10 coupon give-aways. This coupon is good for $10 in items at any vendor table during the 2017 Holiday Craft & Vendor Show. Tickets will be discarded at the end of each day, so stop in both days to sign up for a chance to win a FREE $10 coupon.
*Full details available at mall on the days of the Vendor & Craft Fair.
Four collegiate band members have been selected to participate in the 24th Annual Iowa Collegiate Honor Band. This year’s guest conductor for the Iowa Collegiate Honor Band is Dr. Jack Stamp.
Students selected from local William Penn University include:
Mallari Winegar of Rose Hill, IA – Clarinet; senior music education major.
Joseph Criscuolo of Pella, IA – Alto Saxophone; senior music education major.
Adam Genskow of Oskaloosa, IA – Tenor Saxophone; senior music education major.
Steve Residor of St. Louis, MO – Trombone; senior music education major.
The event is open to the public and free to attend. The honor band will rehearse Nov. 17– 18, with their performance at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18. The rehearsals and performance will be held at Josephine Tope Community Auditorium attached to Nevada High School, located at 1001 15th St. Nevada, IA 50201.
About Dr. Jack Stamp
Dr. Jack Stamp is currently an adjunct professor of music at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he teaches conducting and composition. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Stamp served as Director of Band Studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for 25 years and served as chairperson of the music department for six years. While at IUP, he was awarded Distinguished University Professor.
Dr. Stamp holds a DMA degree in Wind Conducting from Michigan State University where he studied with Eugene Corporon. An internationally recognized composer of wind band music, Dr. Stamp studied composition with Robert Washburn, Fisher Tull, Joan Tower, David Diamond, and Richard Danielpour.
He was the founder/conductor of the Keystone Wind Ensemble, a wind band dedicated to the recording of forgotten band literature. The ensemble boasts over 20 commercial compact disc releases. He is a contributing author to the “Teaching Music Through Performance in Band” series and resides in Hudson, WI with his wife, LeAnn.
Iowa Corn proudly announces today the 18 Iowa college students who will make up the eighth Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT). Comprised of Iowa students pursuing degrees in agriculture, CAT will assist the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) in developing targeted programs to enhance the organizations’ relationships with individuals pursuing careers in agriculture production and allied industries. CAT achieves this by fostering the knowledge and skills of these future leaders and providing them the tools to advocate for Iowa Corn and other commodity organizations’ role in the success of Iowa agriculture.
“The future of Iowa Corn depends on the organization’s ability to offer relevant programming, advocacy and services to new stakeholders entering Iowa’s agricultural sector,” said Iowa Corn Promotion Board Director Larry Buss, a farmer from Logan who chairs the committee overseeing the team. “We are excited to work with these 18 bright students, who are pursuing a broad facet of careers in agriculture, on ways we can cultivate and promote our organization and the corn industry.”
The team includes agriculture students from several colleges, community colleges and universities from across Iowa. 2017/2018 participants include:
Name – Hometown – College Attending
Ashlynn Lingle- Aspinwall – Des Moines Area Community College
Conner Hemesath – Ossian – Northeast Iowa Community College
Dana Simon – Riverside – Kirkwood Community College
Drew Carlson – Tracy – Graceland University
Hans Riensche – Jessup – Iowa State University
Irad Moreno – Iowa Falls – Ellsworth Community College
Jamin Manus – Klemme – Hawkeye Community College
Lucas DeBruin – Oskaloosa – Dordt College
Luke Lay – La Belle, MO – Muscatine Community College
Maddie Hoch – Algona – Iowa State University
Mason Claude – Wester City – Iowa Central Community College
Meranda Thimmes – Mechanicsville – Iowa State University
Mitchell Post – Sioux Center – Northwestern College
Nicole Langbein – Sac City – Morningside College
Savannah Keitzer – Mediapolis – Iowa State University
Tessa Meyer – Sumner – Iowa State University
Victoria Butt – Iowa Falls – Iowa State University
Tori Ward – Memphis, MO – Indian Hills Community College
The Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB), works to develop and defend markets, fund research, and provide education about corn and corn products. The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) is an 8,000-member strong grassroots-driven organization, headquartered in Johnston, Iowa, serving members across the state, and lobbying on agricultural issues on behalf of its farmer members to create opportunities for long-term Iowa corn grower profitability.
Barnes City Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Gene Davis – 19/20.43{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Jeffrey Innis – 31/33.33{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in43/46.24{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 93
Three total elected.
Beacon Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Write-in –19/100{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 19 Councilmember (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Ron Kauffman – 25/19.69{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Darrell Rust – 15/11.81{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Cecil Smith – 22/17.32{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Dwight Teeter – 24/18.90{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Richard Thomas – 22/17.32{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 19/14.96{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 127
Five total elected. Fremont Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Yvonne Evans – 33/25.19{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} J.J. Howrey – 36/27.48{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Kenneth Long – 36/27.48{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Brenda Swearingen – 22/16.79{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in –4/3.05{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 131
Three total elected. Keomah Village Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Clark Johnson – 23/100{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total23 Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Larry Boyer – 23/33.33{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Craig Coen – 24/34.78{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Kay Swafford – 22/31.88{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 69
Three total elected.
Leighton Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Keith Beintema – 17/85.00{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 3/15.00{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 20 Councilmember (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Charles Bogaard – 18/18.37{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Daniel Gleason – 18/18.37{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Steve Nieuwsma – 18 /18.37{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Kim Sytsma – 18/18.37{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Henry Van Roekel – 19/19.39{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 7/7.14{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 98
Five total elected. New Sharon Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Thomas German12227.17{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Keri Lamberson13329.62{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Jeffrey Long11124.72{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Kenneth Ward7817.37{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in51.11{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total449
Three total elected. Public Measure A (Rural Water) Total/Percentages Yes – 142/85.54{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} No – 24/14.46{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total166 Public Measure B (Library) Total/Percentages Yes – 92/55.76{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} No – 73/44.24{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total165 Oskaloosa Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages David Krutzfeldt – 576/56.3{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Jeff Lorentzen – 445/43.5{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 2/0.2{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total1023 1st Ward Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Diane Ottosson – 141/100{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 141
One total elected. 3rd Ward Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Doug Yates – 238/97.54{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 6/2.46{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 244
One total elected. At-Large Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages Charlie Comfort – 422/21.72{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Scottie Moore – 659/33.92{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Wyatt Russell – 294/15.13{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Tom Walling – 561/28.87{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 6/0.36{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 1942
Two total elected. Rose Hill Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Kyle Morgan –27/87.10{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 4/12.90{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 31 Councilmember (2 yr.) Total/Percentages Jake Dannels – 30/22.56{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Carli Hahn – 2/1.50{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Terry Lowe – 24/18.05{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Janet Martin – 21/15.79{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Channa McMillian – 15/11.28{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Aaron Molyneux – 25/18.80{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Write-in – 16/12.03{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 133
Five total elected. University Park Mayor (2 yr.) Total/Percentages George Toubekis-73/100{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total73 Councilmember (4 yr.) Total/Percentages David Brown – 59/30.41{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Sarah Kargol –50/25.77{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Stephen Kelly –48/24.74{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Colleen Platt –37/19.07{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total194
Three total elected. Councilmember Unexpired Term Total/Percentages Harry Graham – 71/100.00{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} Total – 71
Aside from the Mayoral race with the city elections, there was also the vote in for first and third ward, as well as the at-large candidates.
Neither Diane Ottosson, the elected candidate for first ward, nor Doug Yates, elected incumbent for third ward, were present at the courthouse last night.
The At-Large candidate race was a four way battle with two incumbents squaring off against two fresh faces in the world of city council.
Scottie Moore and Tom Walling were both seeking re-election with the city council. While young Charlie Comfort and Wyatt Russell wanted come in as a fresh face for Oskaloosa.
“But the neat thing about this year, compared to four years ago is it’s not a one topic year. And we were able to talk about a lot of different topics in depth and get that message out and get those waves made. Charlie and I kind of brought a different perspective.”
Russell choose to have a hands off campaign and really focus on friends and family. “We’re family, we’re neighbors. It was more so responding to Facebook and responding to text messages from my friends. I had a lot of people pulling for me they were talking to their friends and family and that’s what I really wanted to get back down to was the roots of the community.”
Comfort, on the other hand, did some campaigning and was active on facebook as well as posting signage throughout the city. In 2011, Comfort ran for school board and was elected, he spoke about the differences between that campaign and the run for city council.
“Not a whole lot different I mean more people voted obviously, for the city election than the school board election. I’m a little disappointed i got less votes for city council than I did for school board.”
As for the future, Comfort did not declare he would run again for city council. “I’m not going to commit myself to another campaign tonight.. I know my girlfriend is ready to have me back it’s been a long six weeks,” said Comfort. “Never say never, it’s always possible in the future.”
Russell felt the voter turnout was decent this year, “It was lower but I expected it to be lower because it wasn’t a controversial year. We didn’t have the big topics like we did four years ago. But it also made for a more fun campaign.”
Looking at statistics, 1,942 ballots were tallied for the At-Large candidates. Moore received 659 votes followed by Walling’s total of 561 votes. Rounding out the four candidates, Comfort tallied 422 ballots with his name and Russell claimed 294. *
Russell continued to speak of the incumbent candidates and how he had personal ties to them, reverting back to the idea of being family in this community. “You know Scottie and Tom are great people. Tom was my boss at one point in time at Cunningham and Scottie was my high school teacher. I know both of them and that’s the family tie right there, the roots.”
“I appreciate the support the voters gave me tonight, we move on from here. The sun still rises tomorrow and I congratulate Tom and Scottie on their victory tonight,” commented Comfort.
Russell says in two years, his ward seat, which is currently occupied by Jimenez will be up for re-election, he will be keeping his eyes on that.
“Thanks for everyone for coming out and voting. It was a great year and hopefully we will come back in two years and see if we can do something different,” stated Russell.
Re-elected Mayor, David Krutzfeldt, speaks to fellow victor, Scottie Moore, after results.
Note: Walling was not present at the courthouse at the time of the auditor’s announcement. Moore left shortly after results were announced. An update to this story will occur within the next few days. Stay tuned…
*All results from the municipal elections will remain unofficial until the Board of Supervisors confirms the votes.
The city of Oskaloosa, along with the rest of Mahaska County, held their municipal city elections on November 7th. The result of the ballot race was an interesting one.
The mayoral race included incumbent Mayor David Krutzfeldt and his opponent Jeff Lorentzen. As ballots were tallied late into the evening, the numbers came in from each ward in Oskaloosa and Krutzfeldt slowly inched past Lorentzen. Eventually claiming the number one spot with 56.3{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of the votes.
“I’m finishing up year number 8, so this is the fifth mayoral election that I’ve been in. Successful one, let’s put it that way,” said Mayor Krutzfeldt.
In total, Krutzfeldt received 105 absentee votes and 471 votes collectively from the four wards. Lorentzen received 43.5{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of the total votes with 58 absentee votes and 387 collective votes from the four city wards. There were only two write-in votes.
Out of a growing city population of nearly 12,000 residents, a mere 1,023 weighed in on the mayoral election. According to Population.us, the city of Oskaloosa has an estimated population of 11,600. That means approximately 11.34{99cd714f394079a7f0ed2eb1518dd31342ff3ceb5b6c267c3ad8acd5b5a7d66b} of the population turned out for the vote this city election.
“If we are away from the general election there’s a lesser turn out. I believe there is some complacency where people just assume that things will just happen the way they like,” Krutzfeldt said in response to the low voter turnout. “But I understand that some folks just aren’t particularly interested or they haven’t done the research, so they don’t know who to vote for. So they stand back for that. I guess I won’t argue with them, its their own decision to make.”
It was a short six week campaign, but Mayor Krutzfeldt has one thing to say to voters that got out to the polls to vote. “Just a big thank you. Going through an election is always a humbling experience but a big thank you to the folks that expressed their confidence in me for the next two years.”
Mayor Krutzfeldt phones incumbent Tom Walling to share the news of Walling’s victory also.
Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa received a rating of 4 out 5 in the U.S. News & World Report 2017-18 Nursing Home Finder report released last month. The report uses existing federal nursing home rating information and federally reported health care data to come up with their own rating system. Criteria such as annual state survey results, medical quality measures, staffing levels and rehabilitation outcomes are all formulated to reach the rating. More than 15,000 skilled nursing facilities in the United States were reviewed.
This recognition is in addition to Northern Mahaska Specialty Care’s 2017 deficiency-free survey from the state of Iowa’s Department of Inspections and Appeals. Administrator Tabitha Tjaden says the caring environment the staff provide every day is the reason for their success. “We have such a great staff who take pride in what they do and how they care for our residents. Receiving deficiency free surveys, quality awards or being named a top nursing home by U.S. News and World Report’s Nursing Home Finder are achievements based on certain measurements. We don’t receive those distinctions unless we meet high standards. It’s our caring staff who make the difference.”
Northern Mahaska Specialty Care is a non-profit, 79-bed skilled nursing facility offering rehabilitation services, skilled nursing care, long term care and hospice care. Its parent organization is Care Initiatives, which proudly serves over 3,000 Iowans through 44 skilled nursing care locations, eight assisted living locations, three senior housing apartment locations, and six hospice office locations.
Care Initiatives, based in West Des Moines, Iowa is committed to providing compassionate care for Iowans through all of life’s health transitions.
